Pulmonary Pathophysiology The Essentials

by West, John B.

• ISBN13: 9780781740623
• ISBN10: 0781740622
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-04
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This companion monograph to West's Respiratory Physiology, which looks at normal respiratory function, focuses instead on the function of the diseased lung. The text offers a concise overview of the disease states of the lung, emphasizing structure and function. For the Sixth Edition, the basic science will be updated to reflect advances in pulmonary pathophysiology in the last five years, including pulmonary function tests, pathophysiology of asthma, pulmonary edema, pulmonary hypertension, air pollution by aerosols, oxygen therapy, and mechanical ventilation. A second interior color is also new to this edition. Intended for second-year medical students taking system-based pathophysiology courses, this book will also prove useful to students in clerkship/rotation.

Author Biography

John B. West, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.: Professor of Medicine and Physiology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part One: Lung Function Tests and What They Mean
Ventilation	3	(14)
Gas Exchange	17	(20)
Other Tests	37	(14)
Part Two: Function of the Diseased Lung
Obstructive Diseases	51	(30)
Restrictive Diseases	81	(20)
Vascular Diseases	101	(22)
Environmental and Other Diseases	123	(22)
Part Three: Function of the Failing Lung
Respiratory Failure	145	(14)
Oxygen Therapy	159	(14)
Mechanical Ventilation	173	(14)
Appendix A: Symbols, Units, and Normal Values	187	(4)
Appendix B: References	191	(4)
Appendix C: Further Reading	195	(2)
Appendix D: Answers to Chapter Questions	197	(3)
Index	200